Green Lakes gets a new bathhouse

David Lassman/The Post-StandardConstruction worker Tom Cortez uses a diamond saw to make cuts in the old foundation of the Green Lakes State Park bathhouse to installf pipes. A portion of the old foundation is being reused. A part of the old building - the snack shack area - can still be seen in the background.

Not only will patrons of Green Lake State Park have a brand new place to change into their swimsuits next year, they'll have a party room to rent if they are in the market. Workers are demolishing the old bathouse and constructing a new one.

It will have all features of the old building, plus the party room, said Rob Hiltbrand, director of the Central Region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.The project, including demolition and construction, will cost is $2.3 million, he said. The plan is to have the bathhouse done by next summer.